Host Rams win meet

Host Riverview High captured the boys and girls team titles at the annual Ram Invitational track and field meet on a chilly Friday night at the Ram Bowl.

On the boys side, Riverview edged out second place North Port, 160.5 to 153. Sarasota High was third with 103.5 points, followed by Palmetto with 59 and the Braden River Pirates rounding out the top five with 40 points.

Riverview won the girls championship with 122.5 points over North Port in second place with 101.5. Venice grabbed third place with 99.5 points, ahead of Sarasota with 63 and Palmetto in fifth place with 58.

Riverview’s Sumner Mullins was named the meet’s Most Valuable Male Runner after winning the 110 meter hurdles in 15.72 and then coming back to claim the 300 hurdles in 41.57.

Sarasota’s Emily Harding was honored as the meet’s Most Valuable Female Runner by virtue of her victory in the 1,600 meters in a time of 5:10.22. Harding also won the 800 in 2:22.26.

The Rams also had a double winner on the track and in the field in the girls competition. Juhnae Richardson won the 400 meters in 1:00.94. She also won the long jump with a leap of 16-4.

Riverview senior Richie James claimed the boys 200 meters in a time of 22.31. James also won the long jump.

Cardinal Mooney senior Grace Casagrande captured the 3,200 meter run in a time of 11:20.34, topping her nearest competitor by nearly 34 seconds.

Port Charlotte star junior Michelle Atherley was also a double winner on Friday. Atherley won the 100 meter hurdles by more than two seconds in 15.26.

She came back to win the 300 hurdles by almost four seconds over second place in 47.91.

Victor Storhoff of Braden River won the 800 meters in 2:02.97.

The Sarasota Sailors also had a double winner in Zack Summerall. The junior won the 1,600 meter run in 4:24.40 and then had enough left to come back and win the 3,200 in 9:46.53, just ahead of Riverview's Blake Riley.

Last modified: March 1, 2014
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